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Deniz Devrim Tosun
Turkey
İstanbul University
University
Decapod welfare, blue crab culture, humane stunning, anesthetic validation, physiological stress markers, behavioral indicators, aquaculture RAS systems, welfare assessment tools
1. Animal Welfare
Crustacean Welfare and Anesthetic Validation Platform for Humane Stunning Protocols in Aquaculture
We are interested in joining a transnational consortium under Topic 1 (Animal Welfare), particularly actions related to humane stunning methods and welfare assessment in aquatic species (e.g., OO6-4 and OO4-2).
Our primary cooperation interest is to contribute a crustacean experimental platform to projects aiming to:
Develop and validate humane stunning and handling protocols for aquatic animals
Identify and standardize physiological and behavioral welfare indicators
Generate comparative cross-species data supporting integrated welfare assessment frameworks
Crustaceans remain underrepresented in European welfare standardization efforts despite growing regulatory and societal attention to decapod sentience. We can contribute controlled experimental validation of anesthetic and stunning methods in blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), including physiological stress markers (e.g., hemolymph biomarkers), behavioral analysis, and RAS-based experimental trials.
We are open to leading or contributing to experimental work packages, particularly those focused on welfare biomarker validation, comparative methodology development, and cross-taxa integration within aquaculture systems.
We are interested in joining a transnational consortium under Topic 1 (Animal Welfare), particularly actions related to humane stunning methods and welfare assessment in aquatic species (e.g., OO6-4 and OO4-2).
Our primary cooperation interest is to contribute a crustacean experimental platform to projects aiming to:
Develop and validate humane stunning and handling protocols for aquatic animals
Identify and standardize physiological and behavioral welfare indicators
Generate comparative cross-species data supporting integrated welfare assessment frameworks
Crustaceans remain underrepresented in European welfare standardization efforts despite growing regulatory and societal attention to decapod sentience. We can contribute controlled experimental validation of anesthetic and stunning methods in blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), including physiological stress markers (e.g., hemolymph biomarkers), behavioral analysis, and RAS-based experimental trials.
We are open to leading or contributing to experimental work packages, particularly those focused on welfare biomarker validation, comparative methodology development, and cross-taxa integration within aquaculture systems.
Istanbul University – Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, Department of Aquaculture.
Our department is a well-established academic research unit with expertise in aquaculture production systems, fish and crustacean physiology, nutrition, biotechnology, microbiology, and aquatic animal health. The faculty operates a fully functional Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) unit suitable for controlled experimental trials, alongside dedicated laboratories for physiology, feeding, biotechnology, bacteriology, and virology.
Our research group has ongoing experience in international collaboration projects and experimental aquaculture system design. Recent work includes peer-reviewed research on blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) culture under controlled conditions (Animals, 2025, 15, 2794; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15192794
), demonstrating our capacity in species-specific husbandry optimization and experimental system management.
The combination of RAS infrastructure and laboratory capacity enables us to conduct controlled welfare, stress physiology, and anesthetic validation studies in aquatic species.
Our department is a well-established academic research unit with expertise in aquaculture production systems, fish and crustacean physiology, nutrition, biotechnology, microbiology, and aquatic animal health. The faculty operates a fully functional Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) unit suitable for controlled experimental trials, alongside dedicated laboratories for physiology, feeding, biotechnology, bacteriology, and virology.
Our research group has ongoing experience in international collaboration projects and experimental aquaculture system design. Recent work includes peer-reviewed research on blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) culture under controlled conditions (Animals, 2025, 15, 2794; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15192794
), demonstrating our capacity in species-specific husbandry optimization and experimental system management.
The combination of RAS infrastructure and laboratory capacity enables us to conduct controlled welfare, stress physiology, and anesthetic validation studies in aquatic species.